19.1 Manually Creating System and Organization User Groups

Roles that Can Perform This Task: Cloud Administrator, Organization Manager (Organization users only)

The following steps explain how to create user groups by manually entering information. For information about creating user groups by importing information from your LDAP authentication source, see Importing System User Groups from LDAP and Section 17.3, Importing Organization Users from LDAP.

  1. On the main navigation bar, click Organizations.

  2. Click the User Groups tab, then click Create to display the Create User Group dialog box.

  3. Provide the following details to define the user group:

    Full Name: Specify the group’s full name as you want it to appear in Cloud Manager.

    E-Mail Address: This field is optional. If you enter an e-mail address, any messages generated for the group’s roles are sent to the e-mail address. If you don’t enter an e-mail address, the messages are sent to the group members’ addresses.

  4. In the Scope field, select System.

  5. In the Type field, select the group’s type:

    • LDAP DN: Select this option to specify an LDAP group. The group’s membership is maintained in the LDAP source. You cannot add users to the group in Cloud Manager.

      Use standard LDAP notation to specify the distinguished name of the user group in the LDAP source (for example, cn=orgmanagers,dc=provo,dc=netiq,dc=com).

    • Cloud Manager: Select this option to create a user group that exists only in Cloud Manager. You maintain the group membership in Cloud Manager. The group can include both users and other groups (including LDAP user groups).

  6. Add members to the group:

    1. Click the Membership tab.

    2. Click Members, then click Add to display the Add Members dialog box.

    3. Select the users and user groups you want to add to the group.

      You can Shift-click and Ctrl-click to select multiple users and groups.

    4. Click OK to add the users and user groups to the Members list.

  7. Click Save.

  8. To assign roles to the user, see Assigning Roles to Users and Groups.